Butted VS Rivited

[Marcus Julius]

I'm only speaking from my own experience, but it doesn't seem to be damaged by NF. Occasionally, a link needs to be tightened, or if not noticed soon enough, replaced. I think that's just from body motion and perhaps stress on a certain point, all kinds of sources for that, such as being bumped by a shield edge or something, or from storage/retrieval maybe...can't say. Basically, I'd give it an A- for durability.

A few amazing points about mail armor: It's been found to have been used in BC, and is still in use today in the form of shark suits and mail gloves for butchers.

I used butted mail armor in a LARP game for years that used foam padded weapons. The only damage to the armor was from things like the rocks on the ground, or rubbing up against structures such as doorways, trees, or fences.

Damage to the weapons was pretty much from the same sources.